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Lidingö Cemetery () is a
cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...
located adjacent to Lidingö Church in Stockholm County, Sweden. It is centrally located on the island of
Lidingö Lidingö (), also known in its definite form Lidingön and as Lidingölandet, is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. In 2023, the population of the Lidingö urban area on the island was 48,162. It is the ...
at an elevation adjacent to Kyrkviken's southern shore. South-west of the church is
Hersbyholm Hersbyholm is known as the oldest and biggest farm in Lidingö, Sweden. The farm includes a manor, and is situated near the neighbourhood of Hersby. The farm has had several different owners through its lifetime and has been inhabited by different p ...
and south on the other side of Ekholmsnäsvägen is one of Lidingö's well-known townhouse areas, Hersby Gärde.


History

Lidingö Church appears for the first time on a map from 1661. Also marked on the map are some of the farms and dwellings that were on the island at that time. Around the church and the cemetery an arched wall was built in 1755, which is partly preserved. The wreath of lime trees around the oldest part of the cemetery was planted around 1810. The cemetery was expanded south and east in 1854 and was then supplemented with new rows of lime trees. The cemetery continued to expand in turns both south and east in 1905 and in 1909. Then the so-called ''Kyrkbacken'' was added. From 1945 to 1952, the areas called ''Bakom kolumbariet'' ("Behind the Columbarium"), ''De övre terrasserna'' ("The Upper Terraces") and ''Halvmånen'' ("The Crescent") were built. All are located south of the columbarium. In 1952, the newer parts of the cemetery and the columbarium were inaugurated. In 1964, the first stage of the ''Åsen'' area was built, designed by Inger Wedborn. In 1965 the ''Nedanför kranskullen'' area was designed by Inger Wedborn. Wedborn also drew up the basic proposals for the continued eastward expansion, which for some reason later changed. The areas east and north were inaugurated in turns during the 1970s and 1980s. The memorial grove in the middle of the cemetery was built in 1974 and was adorned with the statue ''Ängel'' ("Angel") by
Carl Milles Carl Milles (; 23 June 1875 – 19 September 1955) was a Swedes, Swedish sculpture, sculptor. He was married to artist Olga Milles (née Granner) and brother to Ruth Milles and half-brother to the architect Evert Milles. Carl Milles sculpted the ...
in 1999. The most recently added areas are the ''Vilokullen'' and the block north of ''Norra gångsvägen'' towards Kyrkviken. These were inaugurated during the 1990s and 2000s.


Notable burials

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Hans Alfredson Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (28 June 1931 – 10 September 2017) was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. Born in Malmö, Sweden, he is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hasse & Tage and their produ ...
* Gert Bonnier *
Joakim Bonnier Karl Jockum Jonas "Joakim" Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972), commonly known as Jo Bonnier, was a Swedish racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Bonnier won the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix with BRM. ...
* Irja Browallius *
Gustaf Dalén Nils Gustaf Dalén (; 30 November 1869 – 9 December 1937) was a Swedish engineer and inventor who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1912 "for his invention of Sun valve, automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators fo ...
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Tage Danielsson Tage Ivar Roland Danielsson (; 5 February 1928 – 13 October 1985) was a Swedes, Swedish author, actor, comedian, poet and film director. He worked together with Hans Alfredson in the comedy duo Hasse & Tage. Early life Danielsson was bor ...
* Siri Derkert * Thore Ehrling *
Jarl Hjalmarson Jarl Harald Hjalmarson (15 June 1904 – 26 November 1993) was the leader of the conservative Swedish Rightist Party (''Högerpartiet''), today known as the Moderate Party, between 1950 and 1961. Born in Helsingborg, he was considered as a mo ...
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Ernst-Hugo Järegård Ernst-Hugo Alfred Järegård (12 December 1928 – 6 September 1998) was a Swedish actor. Biography Järegård was born in Ystad. He received his acting training at Malmö City Theatre. From 1962 he was an actor in Sweden's prominent Royal ...
* Anna Lang *
Ingrid Lang-Fagerström Ingrid Lang-Fagerström (1897–1990) was a Swedish harpist at the royal chapel in Stockholm. Life and work Ingrid was born 6 March 1897 in Stockholm to the classical harpists Anna Lang and Josef Lang who were both employed with Kungliga Hovka ...
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Pär Lagerkvist Pär Fabian Lagerkvist (23 May 1891 – 11 July 1974) was a Swedish author who received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature. Lagerkvist wrote poetry, plays, novels, short stories, and essays of considerable expressive power and influence from hi ...
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Bertil Malmberg Bertil Frans Harald Malmberg (13 August 1889 - 11 February 1958) was a Swedish writer, poet, and actor. He was born in Härnösand to Teodor Malmberg and Hanna Roman. Malmberg is the 1956 winner of the Dobloug Prize, a literature prize awarded ...
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Gerald Mohr Gerald Mohr (June 11, 1914 – November 9, 1968) was an American radio, film, and television character actor and frequent leading man, who appeared in more than 500 radio plays, 73 films, and over 100 television shows. Early years Mohr wa ...
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Jan Olof Olsson Jan Olof Lennart Olsson (pen name Jolo) (31 March 1920 – 30 April 1974) was a Swedish writer and a journalist for the Swedish newspaper ''Dagens Nyheter,'' where he elevated the short sketch to an art. He was married to Margareta Sjögren, a jo ...
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Agneta Prytz Agneta Prytz (15 December 1916 – 4 July 2008) was a Swedish movie and stage actress who appeared in thirty-six films over the course of her career. Prytz was the wife of Swedish director, Gösta Folke. Prytz was born Ingrid Agneta Prytz on 15 ...
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Povel Ramel Baron Povel Karl Henric Ramel (; 1 June 1922 – 5 June 2007) was a Swedish entertainer. Ramel was a singer, pianist, vaudeville artist, author and a novelty song composer. His style was characterized by imaginative wit, both verbal and musical ...
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Birgitta Valberg Birgitta Valberg (16 December 1916 – 29 March 2014) was a Swedish actress. She was best known for her work in several Ingmar Bergman films made over 30 years, including the Bergman-produced '' Paradise Place'' (1977). For her role in this ...
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Elsa Danson Wåghals Elsa Danson Wåghals (née Anna Ingeborg Elsa Danson; 13 January 1885 – 30 March 1977) was a Swedish visual artist, known for painting and sculpture. Biography Elsa Danson Wåghals was born as Anna Ingeborg Elsa Danson on 13 January 1885, in ...
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Paul Petter Waldenström Paul Petter Waldenström (alternately spelled "Paul Peter") (20 July 1838 – 14 July 1917) was a Swedish lecturer, priest in the Church of Sweden and theologian, member of the Riksdag, and writer, who became the most prominent leader of the fre ...
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Stig Westerberg Stig Evald Börje Westerberg (26 November 1918 – 1 July 1999) was a Swedish conductor and pianist, whose career was based mostly in his home country.Karlsson H. "Stig Westerberg". In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', 2nd editi ...


Gallery, gravestones

File:Gert o Joakim Bonnier. Lidingö.JPG, Gert Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier Karl Jockum Jonas "Joakim" Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972), commonly known as Jo Bonnier, was a Swedish racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Bonnier won the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix with BRM. ...
File:Irja Browallius, Lidingö kg.JPG, Irja Browallius File:Gustaf_Dalens_grav.JPG,
Gustaf Dalén Nils Gustaf Dalén (; 30 November 1869 – 9 December 1937) was a Swedish engineer and inventor who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1912 "for his invention of Sun valve, automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators fo ...
File:Tage Danielsson. Lidingö kg.JPG,
Tage Danielsson Tage Ivar Roland Danielsson (; 5 February 1928 – 13 October 1985) was a Swedes, Swedish author, actor, comedian, poet and film director. He worked together with Hans Alfredson in the comedy duo Hasse & Tage. Early life Danielsson was bor ...
File:Thore Ehrling. Lidingö kg.JPG, Thore Ehrling File:Gösta Folke o Agneta Prytz. Lidingö kg.JPG,
Gösta Folke Gösta Folke (10 December 1913 – 14 April 2008) was a Swedish actor, stage director and film director. Wright p.100 He was married to the actress Agneta Prytz. Selected filmography * '' The Country Priest'' (1946) * '' Kvinnor i väntrum'' (1 ...

Agneta Prytz Agneta Prytz (15 December 1916 – 4 July 2008) was a Swedish movie and stage actress who appeared in thirty-six films over the course of her career. Prytz was the wife of Swedish director, Gösta Folke. Prytz was born Ingrid Agneta Prytz on 15 ...
File:Ernst-Hugo Järegård. Lidingö kg.JPG,
Ernst-Hugo Järegård Ernst-Hugo Alfred Järegård (12 December 1928 – 6 September 1998) was a Swedish actor. Biography Järegård was born in Ystad. He received his acting training at Malmö City Theatre. From 1962 he was an actor in Sweden's prominent Royal ...
File:Pär Lagerkvist. Lidingö kg.JPG,
Pär Lagerkvist Pär Fabian Lagerkvist (23 May 1891 – 11 July 1974) was a Swedish author who received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature. Lagerkvist wrote poetry, plays, novels, short stories, and essays of considerable expressive power and influence from hi ...
File:Bertil Malmberg. Lidingö kg.JPG,
Bertil Malmberg Bertil Frans Harald Malmberg (13 August 1889 - 11 February 1958) was a Swedish writer, poet, and actor. He was born in Härnösand to Teodor Malmberg and Hanna Roman. Malmberg is the 1956 winner of the Dobloug Prize, a literature prize awarded ...
File:Carl Richard Nyberg (1858-1939) Lidingö kg.JPG,
Carl Richard Nyberg Carl Richard Nyberg (28 May 1858 – 25 March 1939) was a Swedish inventor and industrialist. Nyberg was a pioneer in mechanical engineering. He received a patent for a blow lamp and was an aviation pioneer. Biography Nyberg was born at Arbog ...
File:Povel Ramels grav.JPG,
Povel Ramel Baron Povel Karl Henric Ramel (; 1 June 1922 – 5 June 2007) was a Swedish entertainer. Ramel was a singer, pianist, vaudeville artist, author and a novelty song composer. His style was characterized by imaginative wit, both verbal and musical ...
File:Paul Petter Waldenström, Lidingö kg.JPG,
Paul Petter Waldenström Paul Petter Waldenström (alternately spelled "Paul Peter") (20 July 1838 – 14 July 1917) was a Swedish lecturer, priest in the Church of Sweden and theologian, member of the Riksdag, and writer, who became the most prominent leader of the fre ...


See also

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Lidingö Municipality Lidingö Municipality (, semi-officially ) is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality east of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located on the island of Lidingö. The municipality is a part of Metropolitan Stockh ...


References


External links


Lidingö Parish website
{{lang in, sv Lidingö Municipality Lutheran cemeteries in Sweden Buildings and structures in Stockholm County